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10 of 20 customers found the following review helpful:
 Shame on Amazon!, 2007-03-27
I received an email from Amazon touting this "wonderful" product. With reviews like these I wouldn't touch 360 with a ten foot pole! C'mon, Amazon, you've been known for quality products for all these years. Your integrity is worth more than recommendations for people to buy junk. Please withdraw your support for 360.
8 of 12 customers found the following review helpful:
Worthless, 2007-03-27
I just installed Norton 360 last week. It has been nothing but trouble since then. It disconnects your email, causes system crashes, gives you error messages about how your pc is not protected, then doesn't let you fix the errors! This is the WORST program I have ever installed on any system! Honestly, the viruses are better. I have spent a total of 6 hours on line with tech support; they can't make it run either. I am currently on line with them, trying to get a refund. Estimated wait time is two hours!
30 of 40 customers found the following review helpful:
 I disagree with everyone, 2007-03-25
I was looking for a Windows Vista compatible anti virus/firewall solution. A lot of applications are not compatible, so it really came down to Norton 360, a McAfee solution or a free application.
Here is why I like Norton 360:
1. Very easy to install. Installed on 3 computers with no issues with activating the product with my key.
2. Very fast scan times (I have 3 HDs with over 80% filled).
3. Extremely low use of system resources (RAM).
4. Very intuitive interface, I had no trouble configuring the product.
I don't know what people are talking about with PayPal. I can access the site trouble-free. Anyways, I hopes this helps. I'll be happy to answer any questions, just send me a message on Amazon.com [...]
10 of 14 customers found the following review helpful:
Will not use Nortons ever again, 2007-03-24
I have used Nortons products for many years, but after upgrading to their new 360 product...I don't think I ever will again. At first everything seemed fine. Then one day, I could no longer access my usual gaming programs...it decided to block them from connecting to the internet. And unlike previous nortons products...there was no easy way to search the programs on my pc and allow them to connect to the internet. After lots of stress, I finally got my programs allowed to connect to the internet. About 3 days later....the problem was back...and it brought a friend! The Auto protect turned itself off and would not come back on. So I uninstalled and reinstalled. And everything was fine again. A few days later...same problems...and now it wasn't allowing my networked computers to access the internet. So I finally gave up and downloaded a free trial of Nortons 2007 internet secruity package. That was an even bigger mistake... Not only does the auto-protect turn off randomly (which their knowledge base says it is a known issue)...re-installing seems to be the only fix. And that fix doesn't last long. I contacted tech support and was greeted by someone basically reading a script. I told them my problem and what I had done...and that it didn't work. What was their reply? To uninstall and reinstall.... How many times had I tried this? With both products even!
I think it is time to switch to another service.
9 of 15 customers found the following review helpful:
Worst Firewall Ever!, 2007-03-23
This product is easily the worst thing Semnatec has ever offered. As far as I know it is the worst firewall available. It is so bad that I nuked it 2 days after install. Can you imagine a "firewall" that makes your computer LESS secure than it was before? This one does! Here are just a few of the things Norton 360 does that it shouldn't and doesn't do what it should:
1) It will not work properly unless you permanently activate both its own live update AND Microsoft's automatic updates, thus making your computer vulnerable to attack by both those companies. You will randomly have your CPU performance raped while your machine "updates" on somebody else's schedule (you've never lived until a tape backup that takes 20 hours to complete is aborted after 19 hours 55 minutes or a DVD burn fails, ruining a $1.50 blank disk, because CPU recourses are kidnapped) and Mr. Gates will eventually install changes to your operating system that will break something you need and you will have no clue as to why your machine stopped working.
2) It will not allow you to block individual programs you use from accessing the internet without your permission. Therefore, every time you view a Real Player clip, your computer will access the Real site and download ads. Same for dozens of other programs.
3) While it purports to have a "tune-up" function, don't think it emulates Norton's SystemWorks. The only "tune-up" function 360 has is a disk defragmenter, which duplicates the one you already have from Microsoft. Even if Norton's works better, it isn't $75 better. Absent is any sort of registry optimizer, or anything else useful.
4) It will not allow you to block internet access totally for a period of time while you try out some new program you don't want calling anything up from the web. Thus, you are required to unplug your network cable and endure Windows' complaining about that. Good luck if you are wireless!
I could go on, but four fatal flaws is enough, don't you think? Don't even consider this dog!
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